Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 19, 2014 10:01:56 GMT -6
Another night and another big movie deal. A24 is near a deal to acquire domestic rights to Laggies, the Lynn Shelton-directed film that stars Chloe Moretz, Sam Rockwell and Keira Knightley.
I’d heard since shortly after the film’s Friday night Eccles Theater premiere that A24 was going to buy this but kept being told that five bidders were in the mix. When I first heard it, the numbers were in the $2 million range. I’ll try to get a better number. A24′s deal calls for a theatrical release.
Not sure when the film will be released, but it’s smart because Knightley will be hot stuff after the release of her Toronto film Can A Song Save Your Life. She plays a 28 year old woman who keeps a marriage proposal from her boyfriend at bay and hangs around with a group of friends who are in high school as she puts off the inevitable commitment to adulthood. UTA and CAA repped the film. A24 was expected to be aggressive at this festival.
I’d heard since shortly after the film’s Friday night Eccles Theater premiere that A24 was going to buy this but kept being told that five bidders were in the mix. When I first heard it, the numbers were in the $2 million range. I’ll try to get a better number. A24′s deal calls for a theatrical release.
Not sure when the film will be released, but it’s smart because Knightley will be hot stuff after the release of her Toronto film Can A Song Save Your Life. She plays a 28 year old woman who keeps a marriage proposal from her boyfriend at bay and hangs around with a group of friends who are in high school as she puts off the inevitable commitment to adulthood. UTA and CAA repped the film. A24 was expected to be aggressive at this festival.